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The John F. and Jeanne A. Library Fund and
Lecture Series, Mitchell Memorial Library
Mississippi State University
PURPOSE OF THE FUND:
On December 5, 2002, John F. and Jeanne A.
Marszalek established a library fund, an
endowed fund at Mississippi State University,
for the purchase of primary sources to be
placed in the Mitchell Memorial Library.
These sources consist of materials related
to the following aspects of American History:
1) Civil War and Reconstruction, 2) Jacksonian
America, 3) Race Relations. The materials
purchased with this fund may be in any format
other than monographs or journals.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND:
This is an open fund in the Mississippi State
University Foundation which may be increased
through additional contributions from the
Marszaleks, the academic community, the general
public, and other sources. The Mississippi
State University Foundation and the Mississippi
State University Libraries administer this
fund. Those wishing to contribute to the
fund may send their tax deductible contributions
to: The Marszalek Fund, Mississippi State
University Foundation, P.O. Box 6149, Mississippi
State, Mississippi 39762.
SELECTION OF PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS:
A committee, presently consisting of John
F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek, Chris H. Marszalek,
Dean Frances Coleman, Dr. Michael B. Ballard,
and Dr. Robert L. Jenkins, in consultation
with pertinent historical, archival and library
science fields, make decisions regarding
the purchase of primary source materials,
the lecturers, and other matters. The committee
solicits suggestions for the yearly purchase
of primary source materials and other matters
pertinent to the fund and lecture series.
Contact: The Marszalek Fund Committee, Office
of the Dean of Libraries, Mitchell Memorial
Library, P.O. Bos 5408, Mississippi State,
MS 39762.
LECTURE SERIES:
To encourage the use of primary source materials,
the Marszaleks and the Mississippi State
University Libraries have established the
John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Lecture Series,
which includes a yearly event in March consisting
of a lecture by an established historian
of national reputation and a lecture by a
graduate student pursuing an advanced degree
in history. (On the occasion of the lectures,
an announcement is made of the primary sources
purchased for the Mitchell Memorial Library.
Both lectures and primary source purchases
must deal with topics in the Civil War and
Reconstruction, or Jacksonian America, or
Race Relations.
PROPOSALS FOR A GRADUATE STUDENT LECTURE:
Interested graduate students should submit
a one page proposal indicating the title
of the proposed twenty minute lecture and
an outline of its content, no later than
January 15th of each year to: Dr. Michael
B. Ballard, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi
State, Mississippi 39762.
Marszalek Library Fund and Lecture Series
MARSZALEK LECTURERS:
2003 Vincent P. De Santis, University of
Notre Dame
2004 Budge Weidman, National Archives and
Records Administration
2005 James F. Sefcik, Director, Louisiana
State Museum
2006 Craig L. Symonds, United States Naval
Academy
2007 Dan Feller, Editor of Andrew Jackson
Papers, University of Tennessee
MARSZALEK GRADUATE STUDENT LECTURERS:
2003 None
2004 Shannon Mallard (paper delivered by
James Humphreys)
2005 Jared Peatman
2006 Stephanie R. Rolph
2007 Jeffrey B. Howell
PRIMARY SOURCE PURCHASES
2003 None
2004 William T. Sherman Papers (Library of
Congress microfilms)
2005 Records of the Mississippi Freedmen’s
Bureau (National Archives microfilms)
2006 National Tribune (publication of the
Grand Army of the Republic) (microfilmS)
2007 Volumes to fill Library gaps in the
published papers of John C. Calhoun, James
K. Polk, and
U.S. Grant, and bibliographies of John Tyler
and William Henry Harrison